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Robert N. Pechnick

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2014-2023

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Editorial: Pharmacology of new psychoactive substances

Frontiers in Pharmacology May 9, 2023 Kabirullah Lutfy, Robert N. Pechnick, Nissar A. Darmani 1 citation

Pharmacology of new psychoactive substancesSeveral classes of novel psychoactive substances have been introduced in illicit markets throughout the world and more are being developed.They present major law enforcement challenges and global public health threats.However, there is limited information on their harmful effects on the central nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal...

Chapter 51. Hallucinogen-Related Disorders

American Psychiatric Publishing eBooks May 5, 2014 Robert N. Pechnick, Kathryn A. Cunningham, Itai Danovitch

The hallucinogens are a class of psychoactive drugs, either synthetic or plant products, that produce auditory and/or visual hallucinations as well as thought, mood, and perceptual changes. Depending on dosage, expectation (set), and environment (setting), they also can induce euphoria and a state similar to a transcendental experience. These hallucinations can be present as part of a delirium...